Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Window lighting

Is anyone interested in Still life? Have you done anything like a “STILL LIFE” ?

Would you be interested in working with window light? Well “Still Life” is done a lot with painters, you don’t see it much in photography. Here is a video that you may be interested in.

        

This is a way of taking “Still Life”, you could use a background like Velvet or just let the light fall off. You could even use a Persian Rug as a background. If you have any Questions please ask.

16 comments:

  1. Thanks for this. Worth setting up on a wet day.

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  2. good post horst, have a good thanksgiving. hugs Doris

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  3. Of course, I am interested in Still Life photography, only I don't know how to start it. It's ugly and cold where I live and you came with such a great video and post, Horst. Thank you so much for this.

    I am going to come again and again and watch video and try to learn Still Life photography. But I like landscapes more.

    Greetings from Kaya.

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  4. Very interesting video Horst. Thank you.

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  5. Kaya, you can take Landscapes from your car window, this way you don't have to worry about your camera on freezing cold days.

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  6. Many thanks for sharing the video Horst.
    Something new to try out during the winter months ahead..
    I really like your new blog header by the way..

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  7. Thank you Horst this is very interesting . Have A Good Thanksgiving.

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  8. Hello everyone, I'm getting together some of my equipment from every corner of my house so that I can take some photos of a still life. As soon as I have taken the photo I will post it on my blogs. I will be using the method shown on the video. Has any one tried the window light method yet? I have done it many times when I was a Professional photographer. My old Pro camera the Mamiya RB67 has no light meter in it so I will also use a hand held light meter after I have used the method of exposure on the video.

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  9. I will also use my light meter for one exposure to see how close I can get to a good exposure with it. I am starting to get into some more studio type of photography for the winter.

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  10. Horst your work is so great that I just love it! You are great at painting/photoshop and are so talented that you are awesome! Thank you because you are so right about the fact that I do have things to be thankful about and shouldn't be so negative about my life because it isn't as bad as some people have it. I have done still life and it's very interesting and fun. Thanks for all your interesting points and tips about doing art. I really enjoy your BlogSpot you are one great artist with a lot of good tips for getting different types of art. Have a great weekend my friend! ♥

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  11. I only just got started with it. As mentioned, those flowers..and the figurine I posted in Flickr are it so far. It certainly takes a lot of setting up, doesn't it?

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  12. Hi Carole, yes it does take some time to do a shoot like a "Still Life". I started looking around the house for all my gear 2 days before I shot the Still Life. I knew what I needed but just had to find everything, as everything was stored away. What I do is form a picture in my mind and then find the things I need to put the image together. Then the day of the shoot I assemble the scene and when I think it is ready , I set the camera up and take a few practice photos for the lighting and then take some serious photos. I don't take anything down until I know I have at least one great Photo. I do like to take more than one to be sure that I have good images, just in case.

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  13. Hello Horst, my ever so talented artist friend ... it is always a joy to visit your blog. Wishing you all the best for this festive season. Love, cat.

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  14. Horst thank you for visiting Admiral on her Birthday. xoxox

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  15. Wow! I did really learn some great photo tips, and Im really going to use it :D
    Think you can post more this videos? :D

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  16. Thank you SO much.
    This was a great video!!

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